I love the look of real fur and it is perfectly standard ( more than acceptable) winter wear where I live. I'm just waiting for Father Christmas to put a mink coat (preferably from Marni) in my stocking

Yes, fur is a renewable resource, and contrary to popular belief, the carcasses are used in the pet food and fertiliser industries, so there is no waste.

Fake fur is manufactured from plastic, which is made from oil and is non biodegradable. Many marine animals are harmed or killed through the manufacturer of fake fur.

Fur animals bred in Europe and North America are looked after, simply because high quality fur makes more money, and high quality fur only comes from animals with good welfare. This is more than can be said for most animals bred primarily for food.

Of course, there are terrible things done to animals to obtain cheap fur in China, before anyone feels the need to link to videos of dogs being skinned alive, but the Chinese don't treat their people terribly well either, so I boycott Chinese goods primarily for humanitarian, rather than animal welfare terms.

Most of my fur coats are coney/rabbit because mink is so expensive. My favourite coat is a 1920s fur coat which looks as good today as when it was made. This is another bonus to fur - it lasts a long time.

I love the look of some furs. there is definitely a resurgence in its popularity Has been for a few years. I was doing some work with someone who upcycles clothes and she had 2 student vegan types helping and we had a real fur hat which I thought they would really object to but they had no problem with it as it was very old. I went to an antique fair several years ago and there was a very old lady with a huge collection of furs. She spied me in the crowd as I have reddish hair and she said had same colouring to her as a young woman and she anted me to put them on for her to see. I was mortified but did and some of them were stunning and unbelievably glamorous Instant hollywood but just felt wrong

I would love to. A fur coat for a mountain trip is definitely on my wish list. Perhaps if I lose 4 stone I can inherit all those hung in my mother's wardrobe. Such a shame she no longer lives in a country with a proper winter. The poor coats hang forlornly having not been worn in a decade!

Most of the meat we eat on a daily basis has had a pretty shit life, at least an animal who had lived in the wild and been shot for their coat has had their freedom rather than growing up in a crowded barn. I do think this subject is overly emotive, why aren't people getting upset about caged birds and caged pigs, so many more of those poor animals have a shit life than a few cute and furrys who are killed for their beautiful pelts.

I don't wear real fur, but I think the feelings against it aren't purely about animal suffering.

I wear real fur - I used to have a vintage mink coat, as well as some other vintage coats, and I have some different smaller items that aren't vintage.

I absolutely love fur, and comparing to other types of coats I have had, I've been most comfortable and warm in really cold winters in the fur coats.

I don't come from the UK, but instead I'm from a country where fur is accepted by more people. I've never bought new fur really cheap, and I have been trying my best to research the companies (and where they get the fur from) before buying.